A colossal spaceship from another world descends during daylight, hovering ominously above the White House in Washington, D.C., while similar vessels position themselves over major cities across the globe. This spectacle, a scene reminiscent of our most thrilling science fiction narratives, quickly escalates into chaos. Without warning, the ships unleash devastating weapons, obliterating everything in their path—people, buildings, and military defenses alike.
For two heart-pounding hours, viewers are glued to their screens, popcorn in hand, as humanity faces annihilation. Yet, just when all seems lost, a miraculous solution emerges from the depths of human ingenuity and resilience, allowing Earthlings to thwart these unwelcome invaders and save our planet from utter destruction.
This scenario echoes themes found in classics like “The War of the Worlds,” “Independence Day,” “Mars Attacks!,” and “The Day the Earth Stood Still,” reflecting our cultural fascination—and perhaps our fears—surrounding alien invasions. These films tap into deep-seated anxieties about the unknown and the potential for hostile encounters with extraterrestrial life. The genre serves as a mirror to societal concerns, illustrating how we perceive ‘the other’ and how those perceptions can shape our reality.
In the realm of speculation about real-world encounters with extraterrestrial beings, retired Army Colonel John Alexander offers a sobering perspective. After decades of investigating UFO phenomena at high levels within the U.S. government, he concludes that if predatory extraterrestrials were to invade Earth, the outcome would likely be grim for humanity. According to Alexander, “The bottom line for a hostile engagement between aliens and humans is not a pretty picture, and there is no happy ending for us.”
From a military standpoint, Alexander argues that cinematic portrayals of alien invasions often serve merely as vehicles for destruction rather than realistic depictions of potential conflict. He posits that if aliens chose to engage us physically, they could easily dismantle our infrastructure—power grids, communication networks, transportation systems—without facing significant risk themselves. This method would allow them to conquer without direct confrontation.
However, Alexander suggests that if their goal were depopulation rather than outright destruction, a far simpler and more effective strategy would be biological warfare. By introducing pathogens or other harmful organisms designed to target humans specifically, aliens could achieve their objectives with minimal effort and risk. This approach would allow them to bypass military resistance altogether.
As we ponder these chilling possibilities, it becomes evident that our fascination with alien invasions is not merely entertainment; it reflects deeper societal fears about vulnerability and the unknown. The narratives we create around these encounters often reveal more about ourselves than they do about potential extraterrestrial life. In an age where scientific advancements continue to blur the lines between fiction and reality, one must wonder: if faced with such an invasion, could humanity truly unite to defend its home? Or would we succumb to despair in the face of overwhelming odds?
I think Colonel Alexander is right and he said this as early as 2011, perhaps before that. Aliens could knock out our power and communications if they wanted to take over, and if they were interested in depopulation, they could use biological warfare.
My thought, and I’ve floated this before, is that an advanced species with designs on the Earth might use deception to convince large numbers of humans to take some agent that they designed, something that might ultimately sterilize humanity, for example. In this way, they might take over the planet without actually killing a single human who is living. If they chose to become public, they might also heal all sick people, making us love them as they waited for their time to take over the planet. When the sterilization became apparent, they could blame human pollution and claim that they follow a Prime Directive not to interfere in any species’ reproduction. They would try to make us comfortable and enforce peace as the last groups of humans fought amongst themselves with sticks and stones for the best view on top of some mountain or something.
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” … they would simply destroy our infrastructure, power, communications, transportation and economic systems. …”
Hey, hold on! Isn’t some of this going on, even as we speak? In the U.S., any way, infrastructure is shot or getting there. And there’s an economic recession only a few years after the last one. Gas prices aren’t encouraging, which hurts transportation, and communications? As if Americans could communicate during the best of times – consider the corporate media.
(The article didn’t talk about the environmental devastation that’s going on for decades, now.)
There’s no “cover-up,” because there doesn’t need to be one. Things are happening right in front of our eyes and we’re the enemy.
The current systems of the planet ERRA has the capasy to kill all on the planet in about 8 min, however they are not evil, they are kind, nice and well spiritual grown human beings. Yes there are a few bad races out there but we are protected by the Galaxtic Federation of Light so that would not ever happen that some bad trying to wipe us out because there is galaxtic laws for this.
You know full well Robert that Erran society is only kept in check by the iron fist of the Sumalian ruling class. Something which is a delicate balance at best. It would only take another atrocity by the Free Erra rebels for all hell to break loose. The whole sector would then be at the mercy of the Gumah hordes. And as Pratakarin said, “Laws were made to be broken”. Galaxtic or otherwise.
I’m afraid Cheng is right Robert. The Parton of Masanorf told me as much about the Gumah last night during a visit… although he was mostly focused on getting the latest shipment of D81.
You have D81? Lord Pratakarin will be most interested.
Oh, no, no, not me, I’m just a time shielded contact point. I’m not cleared to even see the Vargan assets, just the class II junk. But I do hear things. 😉
Ah! As an old, wise Kalozist friend of mine used to say. It is safer to hear than to tell.
I had to kill him, of course. He was such a blabber mouth.
Ha! Good for you. They hate “immortality” in the long run anyway. I hope you kept his unuptil at least … just in case the Gumah ever do make a move.
No, sadly not. I used it to dispatch him, then had to make it look like suicide (the usual with the immorts), or at least an accident. Anyway, the Sumali provosts took it, together with all the spare pulse chambers. And his wallet.
I won’t be hanging about when the Gumah come though, Kalozal unuptil or not.
Surprising. They have wallets of their own, although the power sources are different. Reading between the lines one assumes his wallet was modified, perhaps with a rubatas to improve the distance. I’ll see if Kormos knows of any new arrivals with unregistered wallets.
I should have made myself more clear. His money wallet. It seems the US dollar is worth over 30000 Erran tasarties. You could buy a night with Pratakarin’s entire harem, with his blessing, for a buck 95.
Lol. I thought you meant his transport… Stealing his earth wallet is the funniest thing I’ve ever heard. There are fifty seven local Dracas able to make a million US dollars from a lump of clay in five minutes. Tracing matter sources must have improved since my last report. Even time evolves.
Yes, but to be fair, provosts aren’t provosts for their great intellect, and Dracas always did exaggerate.
Your time shielding protocols have almost certainly been compromised. Your last report arrived next week. I think we could be in a feedback loop, or possibly a feedback loop.
Holy Ptarhf, You were right, I ran a trace and it turns out to be my own fault and not foul play. Next week I’ll make the mistake that gave me the lost time. I set up a new loop to have a game of Clue fall on me at 11:11 am three days in a row. I’m sure I’ll get the hint.
Please get the hint Xeno. If I have to watch this episode of “I Love Lucy” again, I think I’ll go mad.
Oh, how we error.
It’s planet Terra, not “ERRA,”
unless we’re a bit mired
by, and admire, Billy Meier.
“We Have Met The Enemy and He Is Us”
If you want to watch parts of the stressful “Battle: Los Angles” movie as an example of how an alien invasion almost certainly would not be, here is a YouTube search link: ( https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Battle%3A+Los+Angeles ) As I said years ago, I think any battle with real aliens would be quite subtle and most probably non-violent. A species capable of interstellar travel would likely be much older than ours, so they would probably operate on longer time scales.